Many military families rely on donations for help getting the services they need. There are different ways to provide help for veterans and their families. One thing that greatly impacts a veteran family’s ability to get the help they need is financial assistance. Here are three types of help available to veterans and their families:
3 Types of Help for Veterans and Their Families
There are many different organizations with goals that center around providing aid to veterans and Veteran families. Without these organizations, there can be a huge financial burden placed on our country’s service members and their families. Three types of financial help veterans and veteran families need includes housing, medical, and travel.
Housing
Housing or a housing allowance is provided for military members currently serving our country. There is not currently a housing allowance available for service members when they get out of the military.
Veterans need adequate housing after they get out of the military. If the veteran experienced any injuries during their service, they might need special equipment or modifications in order to get around. Homes with special equipment or modifications specific to the injury are not readily available. Making changes to the home structure or installing special equipment is expensive, but necessary.
Some organizations provide Homes at no cost to veterans. Other organizations provide free or low-cost-in-home modifications to make getting around the home easier for the veteran.
Medical
Military members and veterans need mental and physical medical care. Military members are not charged for medical care during their time of service. Veterans have access to medical care for conditions caused or made worse during military service at no charge by the VA for veterans.
Other medical care veterans must be paid for by the veteran. Medical expenses and insurance can be costly for veterans and veteran families. Most veterans cover their dental care charges as well.
Veterans who need medical services might have to travel for their medical care. While the veteran will not have to pay for travel or medical expenses, any family that travels with them will have to pay for housing and to travel on their own. There are organizations available to help veterans with medical expenses as well as medical-related travel expenses.
Travel
If the military member has an unexpected injury or illness, veteran families need to arrange emergency travel services if the service member is not local. Having a family member present during the recovery process can make a world of a difference in the veterans recovery time.
Some organizations provide airline tickets and cover travel expenses for veteran families needing to travel to the veteran’s hospital rehabilitation facility.
You Can Help Provide Aid for Veterans and Their Families
Organizations help veterans and their families in many ways, including housing assistance, medical care, and even travel, but they need your help to achieve their goals. There are many ways to help provide aid for veterans and their families. You can volunteer, donate funds, and even donate your airline miles.
Volunteering your time has the ability to positively impact the lives of many current and former military service members and their families. You can volunteer to do a variety of volunteer work. Organizations need different volunteers for different tasks including physical work, running fundraising events, and more.
Many organizations would not be able to operate if it weren’t for the donations they received from supporters. Donations come in the form of money and physical items, as well as credit card points, and credit card miles.
Organization to use monetary donations to pay for goods and services used to provide assistance to veterans and veterans families. Physical items donated are either provided to veterans or used in charity auctions. Credit card points and miles are used to cover other expenses a veteran or veteran family might incur, like travel-related expenses.
You can help organizations provide aid to veterans and their families. Choose an organization with a mission you feel passionate about and help raise funds or volunteer your time.